It’s finals season! Jaimee Fourlis and Luke Saville join Xave and Brie to preview the WTA Finals in Riyadh this week and break down the race to the ATP Finals in Turin. The panel also reacts to Carlos Alcaraz’ early exit from Paris and whether Sinner can reclaim the No.1 ranking, Joao Fonseca winning his first 500 title, Belinda Bencic’s rise up the rankings since her return, the Aussie men on the cusp of breaking back into the Top 100, and the sudden presence of puppets on the ATP tour. Plus, Alex de Minaur, Maya Joint, Jack Draper and Emma Raducanu are unveiled as the latest United Cup annoucements and Brie shares her Top 5 Paranormal Moments in Tennis ahead of Halloween. 0:00 - Welcome, Jaimee Fourlis and Luke Saville! 1:59 - AO 1 Point Slam explained 5:49 - Who will end the year at No.1? 8:00 - A Fonseca first 9:58 - The Aussie men on the cusp of top 100 13:51 - Can Bencic break back into the top 10? 15:56 - Puppets taking over the ATP Tour 21:23 - Previewing the WTA Finals 24:58 - The Race to Turin heats up 26:51 - Team GB and Australia players unveiled for UC26 29:17 - Aussies in action abroad 29:55 - Brie's spooky Top 5 35:06 - Ace of the Week Watch more episodes of The Tennis: https://bit.ly/TheTennis Listen to the full episode: https://pod.link/1447078646 Subscribe to keep up with the latest from the Australian Open: http://bit.ly/AustralianOpenTV Welcome to the official Australian Open TV YouTube channel. The Australian Open 2026 main draw runs from 18 January - 1 February in Melbourne. The tournament takes place for the 114th time and is the first Grand Slam of the year. Jannik Sinner is the men’s singles reigning champion and Madison Keys is the women’s singles reigning champion. The tournament takes place on 25 hard courts, including Rod Laver Arena, Margaret Court Arena and John Cain Arena. Look out for highlights, press conferences, memorable moments and much more! Facebook: / australianopen X: / australianopen Instagram: / australianopen TikTok: / ausopen Website: https://ausopen.com/ Follow live coverage of all matches, breaking news, updates, highlights and more on: Nine (Australia): https://wwos.nine.com.au Eurosport (Europe): https://www.eurosport.com ESPN (Americas): https://www.espn.com beIN Sports (South East Asia, MENA): https://www.beinsports.com And visit: https://www.ausopen.com/broadcasters for all our broadcast partners worldwide